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well-done

well-done
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wel duhn]
    • /wɛl dʌn/
    • /wel dʌn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wel duhn]
    • /wɛl dʌn/

Definitions of well-done word

  • adjective well-done performed accurately and diligently; executed with skill and efficiency. 1
  • adjective well-done (of meat) thoroughly cooked, especially until all redness is gone. 1
  • adjective well-done (of meat etc) cooked until no blood runs, and there is no pink flesh on the inside. 0

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Origin of well-done

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1150-1200

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Well-done

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

well-done popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for well-done

adj well-done

  • crispy — Food that is crispy is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
  • crusty — Crusty bread has a hard, crisp outside.
  • impressive — having the ability to impress the mind; arousing admiration, awe, respect, etc.; moving; admirable: an impressive ceremony; an impressive appearance.

Antonyms for well-done

adj well-done

  • blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
  • few and far between — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
  • fouled-up — Informal. confused, chaotic, or disorganized.
  • half-cooked — not cooked thoroughly

adjective well-done

  • junky — of the nature of junk; trashy.
  • windswept — open or exposed to the wind: a wind-swept beach.

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